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bottomland

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Recent Examples of bottomland Whitmer, in November 2020, sent notice of her intention to revoke the state's 1953 easement with the company allowing the pipelines underwater on the Straits of Mackinac bottomlands. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 17 Dec. 2025 The Parkers were one of the first families to occupy the bottomland near the north bank of the Trinity River before the Johnson family founded Mosier Valley, according to Pointer. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025 As one of the largest intact stretches of old-growth bottomland hardwood forests, Congaree National Park is marvelous in any season. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025 Mike was in a bottomland tree stand ahead of us, near the edge of the property. — Jim Moore, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottomland

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Haaland is from Bryne, a nearby farming town in the country’s rural lowlands, near the North Sea.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
They are considered a problem especially in lowland areas of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026

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After arriving on set in Winnipeg at the tail end of winter, Travers quickly discovered the family’s palette within the landscape of blue skies and grassland.

— Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
Also known as Bombus auricomus, the black-and-gold bumblebee is native to North America and builds below ground nests in the grasslands of Illinois.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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The land that is today Sterling Ranch was a working ranch on the prairie not long ago.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Yes, a large portion of the state is made up of prairies and farmland, but the Black Hills in southwestern South Dakota are home to a handful of relatively affordable mountain towns.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

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Besides rolling, open savannas and nearby waterholes—with views of the mountains beyond—the sanctuary is home to one of Africa’s largest populations of both black and white rhinos and plays a pivotal role in conservation efforts, too.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Across the Amazon rainforest, cerrado savanna, Atlantic Forest, Pantanal wetland, Caatinga scrub and Pampa grassland, the country’s plant life seems less like one national inheritance than several botanical worlds sharing a border.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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This elegant striped style can be dressed up with strappy heels and jewelry or dressed down with raffia ballet flats to work for a variety of occasions.

— Jordan Julian, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Black ballet flats like these are simply timeless — just ask Karlie Kloss and Kendall Jenner.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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Elsewhere on the estate are an orchard, a kitchen garden, wildflower meadows, an aviary, an all-weather tennis court, and a swimming pool.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
The All England Club introduced the queue in 1922 once the venue changed from a small meadow to larger grounds on Church Road, still in the famed SW19 postal code area.

— Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026

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